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Panasonic AG-HMC-150P manual

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    Panasonic AG High Definit ion Came ra Curriculum Panasonic AG -HMC-150 P High Definit ion Came ra Curriculum Version 1.3 High Definit ion Came ra Curriculum Version 1.3 April.2012 – Evan Carpenter[...]

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    1 CAPS Panasonic AG-HMC150P High Definition Camcord er Class A brief overview and a word about record ing formats: The Panasonic 150 is a tapeless, High Definition Cam corder. It uses SDHC memory card s, and records using the AVCHD codec. What does that mea n? Although the SDHC cards look like the SD card s you may have run acro ss before in digita[...]

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    2 SDHC Do’s and Don’ts Now that we have been using the Panasonic HMC-150 cameras for a while, some issues concerning use of SDHC memory cards have been identified. Like any new recording format, there have been a few teething pain s along the way, resulting in loss of data on the cards. Here a few guidelines to help y ou avoid lost footage: 1. [...]

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    3 Fig. 1 Fig.2 Vinten Tripod Overview: Once the tripod is set up, an d the legs have been adjusted to an appropriate height, level the tripod by lo osening the large knob under the tripod head, adjusting t o level using the sight gauge, and tigh ten. The mounting plate should already b e installed on the camera. Mount the camera to the trip od as s[...]

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    4 Fig.5 -Panasonic 1 50 rear view Controls Overview: Card Slot: The camera does not need to be powered up in order to insert or change cards. To change the c ard, open the door over the slot, push the card in, and then let go, and the card will pop back towards y ou. When changing the card while the camera is on, pay attenti on to the light on the [...]

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    5 Fig.6 –Panason ic 150 left side overview Audio Level Controls: There is n o fully automatic level control on the 150. You must set the audio record levels, using the Audio Level Controls, in conjunction with the meters displayed in the lower left corner of the viewfinder. There is a limiter available, to prevent distortion from r ecord levels w[...]

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    6 Fig. 7 –Panasonic 150 left side detail Focus Control Switch: This switches betwee n Automatic and Manual fo cus. When u sing Manual focus, make sure the Ring Control Switch is set to ‘focus’, as d iscussed in Fig.6. The ‘Push Auto ’ button is a handy short cut. When using manual focus, zoom all the way into the sub ject, and then pre ss[...]

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    7 Fig.8 – Left Sid e Panel Detail Fig.8 shows the switches a vailable once you have opened the LC D veiwfinder panel on the left side of the camera. Audio Control Switches: The Panasonic 150 has a buil t in stereo microphone, at the front of the handle. A s hotgun microphone is available, wh ich fits into the round holder on the right sid e of th[...]

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    8 OIS: This stands for Optical Image Stabilizer. It is intended to reduce shake and vibrati on when ‘hand holding’ the camera. In situations where there is a lot of movement in the picture, it can cre ate lag however, so it is better to leave this selected to “OIS OFF”, an d use the provided tripod to maintain a st eady, smooth shot. Fig. 9[...]

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    9 As we can see in Fig.10, we have a joystick c ontrol, which is also a push button. When the camera is in Playback Mode (fig.5) this switch controls play, pause, fast f orward and stop. We can als o use the switch to jump from clip to clip. When we press the green Menu butt on, we use this switch to m ove around the menus, and select items wi thin[...]

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    Sennheiser EW 100 G3 Wireless Microphon e Set EW-100 Transmitter EW-100 Recei ver SKM- 100 SKP-100 The EW 100 G3 set will look familiar to CAPS users who have used our older G1 and G 2 sets. The G3 is similar in most respects, with the main functional difference being the layout of the menu syst em. The basic kit comes wit h a transmitter equipped [...]

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    2 Basic Operation: Begin by opening the battery co mpartment, and switching both units on. The display will sho w the current frequency setting, and of course, both units should be set to the same frequency. In figs.3 & 4, the units are set to 528.000mhz. The receiver has an RF meter (fig. 4), which indicates the strength of the radi o signal b[...]